Queen Mother tributes: BBC coverage

UK Politicians return early from their Easter break to pay tribute to the Queen Mother.

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Click here to watch a special BBC programme from the House of Commons and the Scottish Parliament

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Britain's leading politicians pay their respects to the Queen Mother:

The British Prime Minister Tony Blair leads the tributes saying: "She loved her country and in turn her country loved her."

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Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith says: "All of us in this House and in this country share the Royal family's sadness."

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The Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy says her life "could teach an important lesson." He says she was "the key bond between the monarchy and the people."

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Northern Ireland's First Minister David Trimble tells the Assembly: "Her passing will be felt with sadness by many people here in Northern Ireland."

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Scotland's First Minister Jack McConnell leads tributes in the Scottish Parliament saying she had Scotland in her heart.

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The Scottish National Party's Alex Salmond says: "The Queen Mother bore her Scottish identity with pride."

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First Minister Rhodri Morgan tells the Welsh Assembly: "It is a time to celebrate a remarkable life rather than make funereal orations."

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Lord St John of Fawsley, a close friend of the Queen Mother for many years, tells the House of Lords she has been a constant presence for the people of Britain.

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The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr George Carey, speaking in the Lords, highlights the Queen Mother's "marvellous example of service and duty."

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